Adad-nirari I

Adad-nirari I (1340 BC-1264 BC) was King of Assyria from 1295 BC to 1264 BC, succeeding Arik-den-ili and preceding Shalmaneser I.

Biography
Adad-nirari was the son of Arik-den-ili, and he succeeded his father as King of Assyria in 1295 BC. During his reign, he defeated the Kassites of Babylonia in the south, the Gutians in the east, and other neighboring kingdoms, and he extended Assyrian territory into the south; he also successfully conquered the Mitanni, whose king Shattuara was forced to become an Assyrian vassal. Bolstered by his victories, he called himself "King of the Universe", and he reigned for a total of 33 years before dying in 1264 BC.